Michael Gillett

Michael Gillett (/ˈəlɛt/) (born 10 April 1973) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. Gillett played for the London Broncos in the Super League and also for the Wests Tigers, the Balmain Tigers and the Penrith Panthers in Australia.

Michael Gillett
Personal information
Full nameMichael Gillett
Born (1973-04-10) 10 April 1973
Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight13 st 12 lb (88 kg)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Five-eighth, Halfback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993 Penrith Panthers 3 0 0 0 0
1994–99 Balmain 95 18 0 1 73
2000 Wests Tigers 14 4 0 0 16
2001–02 London Broncos 48 15 2 0 64
Total 160 37 2 1 153
Source: [1]
As of 15 January 2019

Background

Gillett was born in Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

Gillett made his first grade debut for Penrith in Round 7 of the 1993 season against Cronulla. In 1994, Gillett joined Balmain and in his first season at the club they finished last on the table claiming the wooden spoon.

In 1995, Balmain re-branded themselves as the "Sydney Tigers" and moved their home games to Parramatta Stadium. The name change along with the move happened during the height of the super league war. In 1997, Balmain ditched the "Sydney Tigers" idea and returned to using Balmain as the name of the club and began playing at Leichhardt Oval again.

Gillett played with Balmain until the end of 1999, after which they merged with Western Suburbs to form the Wests Tigers. Gillett was one of the few players signed on from Balmain for the following season to play for the new club. Gillett played 1 season with Wests Tigers before signing with English club the London Broncos. Gillett spent 2 seasons with London before retiring from rugby league at the end of 2002.

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